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How to Say ‘At half past ten’ in Portuguese

Às dez e meia

ash dehz eh MAY-ah

[ash dehz eh MAY-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: às is a "at" plus as "the", since clock times are treated as plural. The exception is one o'clock, which is singular: à uma "at one".

Phrase Breakdown

Às dez

ash dehz

At ten

Say 'AHZH DESH'. The 's' of 'às' softens before the 'd', and the 'z' at the end of 'dez' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Chego às dez.

I arrive at ten.

Words in this phrase

Às

[ash]

at the

Contraction used with clock times, meaning 'at' a certain hour.

Example

Às duas da tarde tenho tempo.

At two in the afternoon I have time.

dez

[dehz]

Ten

The numerical value following nine; 10.

Example

A turma tem dez alunos.

The class has ten students.

e meia

eh MAY-ah

thirty (half past)

'E meia' literally means 'and a half'. Say 'ee MAY-a', as in Lisbon speech.

Example

São duas e meia.

It's half past two.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction meaning 'and'; in conversation it can also mean 'what about...?'.

Example

E tu, quando fazes anos?

And you, when is your birthday?

meia

[MAY-ah]

half

In time expressions, 'meia' means half, as in half past the hour.

Example

Às quatro e meia fica melhor.

At four thirty it works better.

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